I've seen a number of faked pictures of people riding in kangaroo pouches, and it's a common cartoon theme, but I've always wondered if that ever HAS happened?

Now, I'm not suggesting that it's like they show in cartoons, but the female Red Kangaroo, also known as the Giant Kangaroo, has a pouch that's big enough to accommodate a human infant, provided she's already had a joey that's grown large enough to stretch her pouch out.

So have there ever been any recorded instances of someone actually trying to pull off a stunt like that?

but the female Red Kangaroo, also known as the Giant Kangaroo, has a pouch that's big enough to accommodate a human infant, provided she's already had a joey that's grown large enough to stretch her pouch out.

First up, I've never heard anyone refer to it as the Giant Kangaroo.

Secondly the female red kangaroos are significantly smaller than the males and really aren't that big, plus their joeys pretty much fold themselves up to fit into the pouches and there's really not that much room in there. I don't think most human infants would be able to fit in there. A really really young newborn might possible fit.

My mother was part of an animal rescue group when I was a kid so I spent years and years around kangaroos. They were all Eastern Greys but the females Greys are approximately the same size as female Reds.

The largest female kangaroos are the red kangaroos, with a largest size for females of 41 inches, excluding the tail. Any person trying to get in the pouch of a creature that size would have to be very small - toddler or toddler-sized

The largest female kangaroos are the red kangaroos, with a largest size for females of 41 inches, excluding the tail. Any person trying to get in the pouch of a creature that size would have to be very small - toddler or toddler-sized

All jokes aside, I saw a documentary on one of these rescue places in the middle of outback Australia. One comment made was how roos don't like being handled there, and it takes a while for the handlers to build up enough trust for them to check the pouch for immature young.